willitblend
Aka: Thatonedude2
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I've noticed some DAPs go from $1000-$2,000. My question is just how good are expensive DAPs? What kind of headphones would be used with a $1000 or $2000 DAP?
Is there a downside to these type of players? Compared to a regular setup and amp?
Most of the time the UI isn't as fully featured or as user friendly as the excellent UI found in the Apple eco-system.
If you can live with smaller amounts of memory (64GB or less), another route is an old iPod Touch and a DAC/amp that works with Apple devices. Apple sells a refurbished iPod Touch w/ 64GB memory for $300 currently, and if you stack that with a high-end DAC/amp like the Centrance M8 or the CypherLabs Theorem 720, you are at the low-end of these high-end DAPs. You have two devices to charge, and the setup is bulkier, but the sound can be fantastic.